Is this a question you have asked yourself before? Is this a question you would like to know the answer to? Do you find that success escapes you? That your endeavours in any area of your life do not yield the result you crave for?

The secret is ... there is no secret!!!

That is the answer. No, I am not having a joke at your expense.

There is no secret to Success! There are only steps. 'Steps to what?' you may ask; or even 'What are the steps?' Read on if you would like to know more.

Let me tell you a story, a true story, to illustrate that there is no secret to achieving Success.

Once there was this 27 year old woman. She, and her two toddlers at the time, had lost their home and had nowhere to stay. The events were such that she also lost her job. Due to her circumstances with young children, the council gave her temporary accommodation in a Bed and Breakfast in London. There, they lived for many months in 1 room, having only the necessary clothes, 1 kettle and a couple of pots and plates. Lunch and dinner were cooked based on a rota of sharing one of the ovens in the unique kitchen of the Bed & Breakfast.

Several years on, this same woman is now a land and property investor, a successful business entrepreneur and, best of all, she is enjoying the most fulfilling loving relationship with her soul mate. Her children are in their twenties and show her the utmost respect and love to the struggles and sacrifices she has faced to give them a future. Maybe you would agree that this woman was brave enough to manifest her success.

How did she do it? This is only one small day to day story out of many other even more incredible success stories. How do they all do it? Do they have something special that you don't have? The answer is NO. You possess every ingredient required to have Success. In fact, everybody else possesses it too. The main action is to unleash the ingredients.

So what are the ingredients to Being Successful?

To explain each of them in details would require a book, nay, several books. So here, I am listing the main steps to Success. It will change your life forever if only you allow it to.

Steps to Success

1. Mindset (thought): Did you know that thoughts become things? No kidding! Realise what positive thinking can manifest in your life... Now think about what your bad thoughts are manifesting too for you... Mind your mindset!!

2. Gratitude: You do not have anything to be grateful for? Nonsense... are you reading this article right now or is it being read to you? In this case, you can see, you can read, you can hear and most of all you are alive and breathing!!!! Is there not something to be grateful about just for some of these things??!!! When we are grateful for the things we have, we get more things to be grateful about. This is one of the laws of attraction.

3. Creativity: Be creative in what you do. Get your creative juices going in your brain. The more you allow it freedom, the more creative it will become. Creativity can be very simple; as an example to resolve your day to day personal struggles. Each time a creative idea comes to you, put it down on paper. It might not be relevant right now, but may be in the future. Carry a small notepad with you especially for this purpose.

4. Clarity, Definition and Focus: Do not turn your attention to things and activities that are not serving your purpose or objective. What is it you want to achieve? If you don't know, no-one else does. Be clear in your mind what you want. Be bold also in what you want. Do not let anyone influence you in thinking that you cannot have what you want. Write your aim and objectives down, read and re-read them and be clear in your mind about them.

5. Trust: Firstly trust yourself. Trust that you can manifest that which you want. Trust that life will give you what you ask for if you are clear about it, want it bad enough and are willing to get busy. No-one else will give you what you want but you.

6. Will Power: Compel yourself to think and do the right things. There are many exercises and ideas to exercise the mind to improve your will power.

7. Action: Ok. You are all geared up, you are ready and focused and you want to materialise that Success... and here it comes... No it does not. You need to put into action whatever you need to do to get that Success to you. Whether that action is education, getting a team together, putting your business plan on paper, getting a coach who is an expert in the domain you wish to be in... whatever it is, TAKE ACTION NOW!!!!

To Your Success

Marie-Anne